Need to Know

Published February 20, 2026

  • UB communicators recognized at Excalibur Awards
    7/11/19
    The School of Management and the School of Public Health and Health Professions won top awards, and two UB communications professionals were also recognized with special awards at the 30th Excalibur Awards, the annual event presented by the Public Relations Society of America’s Buffalo Niagara chapter to recognize the best of the best in public relations in the Buffalo Niagara region.
  • UBAA elects new president, officers
    7/10/19
    Gary J. Jastrzab has been elected to serve a two-year term as president of the University at Buffalo Alumni Association (UBAA), a group that represents the interests of nearly 268,000 graduates around the world.
  • Pharmacy school holds fourth annual summer institute
    7/8/19
    High school and college students from across the nation will get a glimpse of the pharmacy profession this week at the fourth annual University at Buffalo Pharmacy Summer Institute for High School and College Students.
  • Lane closures on Audubon
    7/2/19
    The middle and right lanes of the southbound Audubon Parkway between the I-990 off ramp and Rensch Road will be closed for two weeks while work crews replace storm sewer pipes crossing the highway.
  • EAP offers support groups
    7/2/19
    UB’s Employee Assistance Program offers on-going support groups to help faculty, staff and their families deal with a variety of issues.
  • UBRI to guide community input on Kensington Heights project
    6/28/19
    The School of Architecture and Planning has joined with Erie County Medical Center Corporation (ECMCC) to launch “Building Together,” a partnership to engage community input in the medical center’s redevelopment of the long-vacant, 17-acre Kensington Heights property.
  • Volunteers sought for emergency exercise
    6/27/19
    Actors are needed to portray victims in a full-scale emergency exercise being held on July 25 on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
  • Batta named interim dean of SEAS
    6/25/19
    Rajan Batta, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and associate dean for faculty affairs, human resources and diversity in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been named interim dean of the school, effective July 27.
  • ‘Bridge’ lectures underway at Newman Center
    6/21/19
    UB Athletic Director Mark Alnutt will review the past year in UB Athletics and look toward the future in the next installment of the Bridge Lecture Series on June 26.
  • Faculty, professional staff elect new officers
    6/20/19
    Faculty and professional staff members have elected new officers for their respective governance bodies for 2019-21.